INVESTMENT ANALYST BY DAY @ PGIM

but,
we love side quests here.

welcome to my vault of all the things i've tried during my 5-9 (12 if we're being super honest).
01

content

filming, writing, digging
ONGOING · JUST FOR FUN · TIKTOK

daily vlogs

started these to learn how to edit but now i can't stop vlogging! little clips of my life <3

watch the highlights →
ONGOING · research · TIKTOK

beauty deep dives

reading the back of the bottle so you don’t have to: what’s in it, what it does, and what’s just marketing.

see the series →
ONGOING · writing · SUBSTACK

my thoughts

the beauty aisle is more confusing than ever. let's make sense of it together.

read my notes →
02

coding

founded, built, shipped
Founder · iOS app

glo

a social beauty review app to promote honesty and transparency around product experiences. designed, built, and shipped it to the App Store solo.

the full story →
Tool · MVP · WEB app 

candid

determines whether you should try a beauty product or not based on your skin profile.

try it →
JUST FOR FUN · MVP

melli

iPods were trending on my FYP so I just built my own.

read about it →
03

hobbies

how else i'm scratching the creative itch right now

hosting

little gatherings i plan end to end

junk journaling

nothing is ever junk

beaded jewelry

don't ask how many beads i have
04  About

I’m Nandini, an investment analyst at PGIM. I graduated Northeastern University with a BS in Finance and a CS minor. I like problems with a lot of moving parts and no clean answer, which is probably why I keep ending up in weird corners outside of finance: reverse-engineering what's actually in your skincare, building an app because I couldn't find one that solved my confusion in the beauty aisle, teaching myself to edit videos to practice storytelling, just to name a few. These days, you can find me crafting, vlogging, reading a thriller, or bookmarking yet another cafe on Beli. I hope all of my side quests inspire you to pursue one too.